I just stumbled across the very new Transactional NTFS (TxF) .NET managed wrapper by Pietro Partescano and gave it a try. TxF offers transactional protection for NTFS operations: Atomic operations on single files. Makes writing files more robust. Transactions for … Continue reading →

This post summarizes my general architecture and design guidelines for developing applications and points to some interesting NET technologies. Reading this post will not make anyone an architect, but working through it should give you a good foundation for understanding … Continue reading →

[To put this post into perspective see DB Concurrency Control with .NET – Overview] The following patterns are commonly used in applications to control database concurrency: Optimistic Control in UI Scenarios in Service Scenarios Pessimistic Control SQL Locking Hints Check-out Locking … Continue reading →

[To put this post into perspective see DB Concurrency Control with .NET – Overview] Developing database centric applications you must(!) understand the fundamentals of your specific database management system – even when using an ORM: You must understand the DBMS architecture … Continue reading →